Wednesday, 29 August 2012

The wet weather this summer has been lovely for slugs and snails. Their increased number has meant the loss of a lot of veg from the garden - lettuce has been eaten away; the borlotti and French Blue lake beans that should have climbed up wigwams were nibbled away at ground level. Now the evil creatures have taken to attacking strawberries and even tomatoes! I hope they leave at least something for us.

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

A quick visit to the allotment proved just how out-of-hand things can get in 2 weeks! The runner beans are looking well and the inside of the polytunnel looks like a jungle but almost everywhere else is over-run with weeds! Some serious work with spades and shears needed to restore order.